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Standings
OAK
@BOS		13
5
BAL
@CHW		9
0
BAL
@CHW		13
2
DET
@KCR		7
0
CLE
@MIN		2
3
SEP
@NYY		0
4		 
(6)
CHC
@CIN		6
7
CHC
@CIN		5
4
NYM
@LAD		2
3
ATL
@PIT		6
4
PHI
@SDP		5
4		 
(10)
MON
@SFG		4
7
MON
@SFG		1
6
HOU
@STL		3
5
Sunday, June 15, 1969
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 16,956, Time of Game: 2:11
Tigers
7
31-23
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
3rd, 9½ GB
 at Royals
0
24-34
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 7½ GB
W: Earl Wilson (6-5)
L: Roger Nelson (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  7  0   0  0  0    7 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley SS-CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .607 -0.147 1.06 0.000 -0.147 -1.6 2 1
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 1 3 3 0 1 .263 .853 0.348 1.12 0.362 -0.015 3.1 2 2 3B
Al Kaline RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .290 .855 -0.047 0.59 0.053 -0.100 -0.4 2 0 GDP
   Dick Tracewski SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Norm Cash 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .281 .841 0.000 0.43 0.023 -0.024 -0.1 5 0 HBP
   Dave Campbell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .350 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Northrup CF-RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .279 .861 0.027 0.56 0.070 -0.043 2.5 4 0 HR
Willie Horton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .641 -0.042 0.42 0.000 -0.042 -0.9 2 0
Bill Freehan C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .264 .783 0.010 0.47 0.034 -0.025 0.2 7 1
Tommy Matchick 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .253 .626 0.074 0.59 0.076 -0.002 0.1 1 1
Earl Wilson P 3 1 0 0 1 3 .167 .452 0.048 1.01 0.080 -0.032 0.0 0 3
Team Totals 36 7 10 7 2 8 .278 .750 0.271 0.71 0.698 -0.430 2.9 27 8
3B: D McAuliffe (4, off R Nelson).
HR: J Northrup (11, off T Burgmeier; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: N Cash (1, by R Nelson).
TB: J Northrup 5; D McAuliffe 5; T Matchick 2; A Kaline; N Cash; B Freehan.
GIDP: A Kaline (6).
RBI: D McAuliffe 3 (21); J Northrup 3 (27); A Kaline (30).
2-out RBI: D McAuliffe 3; J Northrup 3; A Kaline.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 5.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jackie Hernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .587 -0.050 0.51 0.000 -0.050 -0.7 0 2
Pat Kelly CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .288 .780 -0.030 0.75 0.055 -0.085 -0.0 4 0 2B,CS
Joe Foy 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .666 -0.026 0.34 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 0 2
Mike Fiore 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .809 -0.029 0.39 0.000 -0.029 -0.6 4 1
Lou Piniella LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .782 -0.020 0.27 0.000 -0.020 -0.5 3 0
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .612 -0.013 0.17 0.000 -0.013 -0.3 2 0
Jerry Adair 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .606 -0.028 0.56 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 2 1
   Jim Rooker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Oliver PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .592 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Steve Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .425 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ellie Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .716 -0.012 0.54 0.027 -0.040 -0.4 9 0
Roger Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .321 -0.019 1.33 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 1 0 SH
   Tom Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .375 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Juan Rios PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .641 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 26 0 2 0 1 7 .077 .226 -0.228 0.44 0.082 -0.311 -4.1 27 6
2B: P Kelly (10, off E Wilson).
SH: R Nelson (3, off E Wilson).
TB: P Kelly 2; E Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Foy-J Adair-M Fiore.
Baserunning
CS: P Kelly (4, 3rd base by E Wilson/B Freehan).
Pickoffs: E Rodriguez (2nd base by E Wilson).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Earl Wilson, W (6-5) 9 2 0 0 1 7 0 3.14 28 89 0.229 0.44 4.1
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 1 7 0 0.00 28 89 0.229 0.71 4.1

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Nelson, L (4-5) 4.2 5 5 5 2 3 0 3.34 21 35 -0.197 1.27 -1.9
Tom Burgmeier 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.15 3 1 1 -0.077 0.29 -2.8
Mike Hedlund 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.00 4 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.5
Jim Rooker 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.82 8 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.9
Steve Jones 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.66 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 2 8 1 7.00 39 35 1 1 -0.270 0.44 -2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Nelson (4; N Cash).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: E Wilson (3; E Rodriguez, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 16,956.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Mickey Stanley SS 1 Jackie Hernandez SS
2 Dick McAuliffe 2B 2 Pat Kelly CF
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Joe Foy 3B
4 Norm Cash 1B 4 Mike Fiore 1B
5 Jim Northrup CF 5 Lou Piniella LF
6 Willie Horton LF 6 Ed Kirkpatrick RF
7 Bill Freehan C 7 Jerry Adair 2B
8 Tommy Matchick 3B 8 Ellie Rodriguez C
9 Earl Wilson P 9 Roger Nelson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-0 2 123 RRR DET D. McAuliffe R. Nelson 32% 85% Triple to RF; Freehan Scores; Matchick Scores; Wilson Scores
t5 0-0 1 123 O DET M. Stanley R. Nelson -10% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 0 1-- OO DET A. Kaline R. Nelson -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 0-0 1 12- DET E. Wilson R. Nelson 8% 63% Walk; Freehan to 3B; Matchick to 2B
b4 0-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Foy E. Wilson 7% 49% Kelly Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley R. Nelson -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Nelson -1% 46% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline R. Nelson -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Hernandez E. Wilson 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly E. Wilson 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Foy E. Wilson 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash R. Nelson -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Northrup R. Nelson -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton R. Nelson -1% 45% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR M. Fiore E. Wilson 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella E. Wilson 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick E. Wilson 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan R. Nelson -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- DET T. Matchick R. Nelson 3% 50% Single to CF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O DET E. Wilson R. Nelson -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley R. Nelson -2% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Adair E. Wilson 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- KCR E. Rodriguez E. Wilson -3% 44% Single to LF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O KCR R. Nelson E. Wilson 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O KCR J. Hernandez E. Wilson 4% 50% Rodriguez Picked off 2B (P-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe R. Nelson 4% 54% Single to LF
t4 0-0 0 1-- OO DET A. Kaline R. Nelson -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- DET N. Cash R. Nelson 1% 47% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-0 2 1-- O DET J. Northrup R. Nelson -3% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Hernandez E. Wilson 3% 47% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-0 1 --- KCR P. Kelly E. Wilson -5% 42% Double to CF
b4 0-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Foy E. Wilson 7% 49% Kelly Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b4 0-0 2 --- O KCR J. Foy E. Wilson 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton R. Nelson -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- DET B. Freehan R. Nelson 3% 50% Walk
t5 0-0 1 1-- DET T. Matchick R. Nelson 5% 55% Single to CF; Freehan to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- DET E. Wilson R. Nelson 8% 63% Walk; Freehan to 3B; Matchick to 2B
t5 0-0 1 123 O DET M. Stanley R. Nelson -10% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-0 2 123 RRR DET D. McAuliffe R. Nelson 32% 85% Triple to RF; Freehan Scores; Matchick Scores; Wilson Scores
t5 3-0 2 --3 R DET A. Kaline R. Nelson 5% 90% Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores
Tom Burgmeier replaces Roger Nelson pitching and batting 9th
t5 4-0 2 1-- DET N. Cash T. Burgmeier 1% 91% Single to RF; Kaline to 3B
t5 4-0 2 1-3 RRR DET J. Northrup T. Burgmeier 7% 98% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Kaline Scores; Cash Scores
t5 7-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton T. Burgmeier -0% 98% Flyball: LF
7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 4-5-6
b5 0-7 0 --- O KCR M. Fiore E. Wilson 0% 98% Flyball: RF
b5 0-7 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella E. Wilson 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b5 0-7 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick E. Wilson 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
Mike Hedlund replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
t6 7-0 0 --- DET B. Freehan M. Hedlund 0% 99% Single to LF
t6 7-0 0 1-- O DET T. Matchick M. Hedlund -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t6 7-0 1 1-- O DET E. Wilson M. Hedlund -0% 99% Strikeout
t6 7-0 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley M. Hedlund -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 7-8-9
b6 0-7 0 --- O KCR J. Adair E. Wilson 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-7 1 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez E. Wilson 0% 99% Flyball: RF
Juan Rios pinch hits for Mike Hedlund (P) batting 9th
b6 0-7 2 --- O KCR J. Rios E. Wilson 0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
Jim Rooker replaces Jerry Adair (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Juan Rios moves from PH to 2B
t7 7-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker 0% 99% Single to RF
t7 7-0 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline J. Rooker -0% 99% Strikeout
t7 7-0 1 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Rooker -0% 99% Strikeout
t7 7-0 2 1-- DET J. Northrup J. Rooker 0% 99% Single to CF (CF-RF); McAuliffe to 3B
t7 7-0 2 1-3 O DET W. Horton J. Rooker -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 1-2-3
b7 0-7 0 --- O KCR J. Hernandez E. Wilson 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b7 0-7 1 --- KCR P. Kelly E. Wilson -0% 99% Walk
b7 0-7 1 1-- O KCR J. Foy E. Wilson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 0-7 2 1-- O KCR M. Fiore E. Wilson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
t8 7-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Rooker -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 7-0 1 --- O DET T. Matchick J. Rooker -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 7-0 2 --- O DET E. Wilson J. Rooker -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 5-6-7
b8 0-7 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella E. Wilson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 0-7 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick E. Wilson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Bob Oliver pinch hits for Jim Rooker (P) batting 7th
b8 0-7 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver E. Wilson 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Steve Jones facing 1-2-3
Steve Jones replaces Bob Oliver (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t9 7-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley S. Jones -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 7-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe S. Jones -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline S. Jones 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Earl Wilson facing 8-9-1
Dave Campbell replaces Norm Cash playing 1B batting 4th
Dick Tracewski replaces Al Kaline (RF) playing SS batting 3rd
Mickey Stanley moves from SS to CF
Jim Northrup moves from CF to RF
b9 0-7 0 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez E. Wilson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-7 1 --- O KCR J. Rios E. Wilson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-7 2 --- O KCR J. Hernandez E. Wilson 0% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 0.

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